Date: 2023-01-05Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: Europe
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 217/2019 of 27 September 2019 amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2023/22]
**Policy Summary:**
EEA Joint Committee Decision No. 217/2019, adopted on 27 September 2019, amends Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the Agreement on the European Economic Area (EEA). The decision incorporates Regulation (EU) 2019/129 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 January 2019 into the EEA Agreement. Regulation (EU) 2019/129 pertains to the application of the Euro 5 step to the type-approval of two- or three-wheel vehicles and quadricycles, amending Regulation (EU) No 168/2013. The amendment is reflected by adding the reference "32019 R 0129: Regulation EU 2019/129 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 January 2019 (OJ L 30, 31.1.2019, p. 106)" to point 46 (Regulation (EU) No 168/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council) of Chapter I of Annex II to the EEA Agreement. The Icelandic and Norwegian language texts of Regulation (EU) 2019/129 will be published in the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union and are considered authentic. The Decision entered into force on 28 September 2019, contingent upon the completion of notifications required under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement. The Decision was published in the EEA Section of, and in the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal of the European Union.
Key Entities Referenced
EEA Joint Committee: The governing body responsible for decisions related to the European Economic Area (EEA) Agreement.
EEA Agreement: The Agreement on the European Economic Area, which extends the EU's single market to Iceland, Liechtenstein, and Norway.
Regulation EU 2019/129: A regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation EU No 168/2013 regarding type-approval of two or three-wheel vehicles and quadricycles.
European Parliament: One of the legislative bodies of the European Union.
Council of the European Union: One of the legislative bodies of the European Union.
Regulation EU No 168/2013: A regulation related to the type-approval and market surveillance of two- or three-wheel vehicles and quadricycles.
Iceland: One of the countries that is part of the European Economic Area.
Brussels: The city where the decision was made.
5.1.2023 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 4/27
DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 217/2019
of 27 September 2019
amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement
[2023/22]
THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE,
Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area (“the EEA Agreement”), and in particular Article 98
thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Regulation (EU) 2019/129 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 January 2019amending Regulation
(EU) No 168/2013 as regards the application of the Euro 5 step to the type-approval of two- or three-wheel vehicles
and quadricycles(1)is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.
(2) Annex II to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The following indent is added in point 46 (Regulation (EU) No 168/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council) of
Chapter I of Annex II to the EEA Agreement:
‘— 32019 R 0129: Regulation (EU) 2019/129 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 January 2019
(OJ L 30, 31.1.2019, p. 106).’
Article 2
The text of Regulation (EU) 2019/129 in the Icelandic and Norwegian languages, to be published in the EEA Supplement to
the Official Journal of the European Union, shall be authentic.
Article 3
This Decision shall enter into force on 28 September 2019, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the
EEA Agreement have been made(*).
Article 4
This Decision shall be published in the EEA Section of, and in the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal of the European
Union.
Done at Brussels, 27 September 2019.
For the EEA Joint Committee
The President
Gunnar PÁLSSON
(1) OJ L 30, 31.1.2019, p. 106.
(*) No constitutional requirements indicated.